45 | Abdukodir Khusanov - 2025/26

[schfc6]

One swallow....(feel like i've opened a can of worms there!)

One swallow, it was Saturday how ma y sweeping cross field balls are you expecting a season?

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Reijnders needs to smile less; Khusanov needs to smile more. Only then will Bluemoon be content...

But some posters will scribble that Tijjani isn't smiling enough and Khusanov is laughing he head off - and it has to stop.

 

[Goldust]

Very high ceiling only potential issue is who makes room for him over the next two years he’s too good to sit on the bench as are others.

 

[madloaf]

One swallow, it was Saturday how ma y sweeping cross field balls are you expecting a season?

None is my preference. I must clarify here that I like Khus and think he's good now and the potential to be very good. I like him. But there are areas of his game he can improve - but as a defender he's got what you want and I'm fine with that (which is what I said originally).

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

But but he gave the ball away in his 1st 10 seconds of a decent debut.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Sometimes question if I'm seeing what everyone else is. Solid enough defensively last night (think Nunes helps him hugely) but gives the ball away so many times unnecessarily with a hoof up the pitch, going to have to be braver at times.

I feel Pep wanted him to do that last night he was trying to get Marmoush off Haalands flick ons.

He's getting better on the ball every week for me, hit a few perfectly pinged switches of play in recent games and his long ball to Marmoush that should have resulted in a penalty against Wolves was exquisite.

 

[eastmanc]

But but he gave the ball away in his 1st 10 seconds of a decent debut.

Press still banging on about him not being good enough, swear they don't watch him. He's going to be a top player.

 

[Ban-jani]

Press still banging on about him not being good enough, swear they don't watch him. He's going to be a top player.

Thing is, it works though, such is the propaganda in football discourse these days. I’ve had well-meaning neutral fans saying “isn’t he dodgy, didn’t he have a mare on his debut?” ignoring the fact the mare happened for less than a half of football and he recovered well, and has since had about a dozen solid games.

 

[Dialog]

KING KHUS!!!!!

 

[Dialog]

 

[eastmanc]

Thing is, it works though, such is the propaganda in football discourse these days. I’ve had well-meaning neutral fans saying “isn’t he dodgy, didn’t he have a mare on his debut?” ignoring the fact the mare happened for less than a half of football and he recovered well, and has since had about a dozen solid games.

Say it often enough and it becomes fact even though it's bullshit.

 

[super_city_si]

Aggression, pace and slide tackling blind any faults. He plays the games like fans want it to be played.

I think its PTSD with watching Dias and Ake playing a suicidal high line. We finally have pace, real roadrunner pace. Plus he a tough twat

 

[Dax777]

Khus, Marc, Dias and Josko is very strong. I’m not sure who I would start out of those four.

Khusa + 1

 

[eastmanc]

this lad is coming on a treat from a dodgy first few months to a guarenteed stating place

Dodgy first half against Chelsea don't know about a few months.

 

[eastmanc]

8

Kalashnikov

Ak47.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Thing is, it works though, such is the propaganda in football discourse these days. I’ve had well-meaning neutral fans saying “isn’t he dodgy, didn’t he have a mare on his debut?” ignoring the fact the mare happened for less than a half of football and he recovered well, and has since had about a dozen solid games.

Our media are mostly cunts with little integrity, who print shite to appeal to the braindeads who don't possess the ability to think for themselves.

Criticising City and their players is a guarantee of earning the cockroaches a sum of money.

Best to ignore.

 

[cleavers]

He is going to be an immense player for our club , disgusting that media always refer to his debut against Chelsea when he is discussed , one bad game and he has been smeared as not good enough , since his debut he has hardly put a foot wrong , and arguably our best out and out defender , no one beats him for pace and the timing of his tackles superb.
A future of Khusanov and Guehi at centre back and you would be hard pressed to find a better pair in the Premier league or europe.

He didn't do much wrong in his debut after that error either.

Great player for his age.

 

[noseve]

I think he's the only current player to have put in strong performances both at CB and RB.
Personally prefer him at RB, where there's a bit more licence to roam and cover for others without disrupting the entire line.
Should be one of the very first names in every team sheet as far as I'm concerned.

 

[noseve]

He didn't do much wrong in his debut afetr that error either.

Great player for his age.

He'd redeemed himself long before he came off the pitch.

He showed a really strong character for a kid with no English in a strange environment and the eyes of the world upon him.

Absolute cult hero material.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I think its PTSD with watching Dias and Ake playing a suicidal high line. We finally have pace, real roadrunner pace

If we get Kayode , we'll have him and the roadrunner